Description

Natives to the Himalayan region of Asia have been using it for years not only for its taste but also for its medicinal effects.

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Timut pepper is a real pepper rarity, actually not a pepper, but the capsule fruit of a rhombus plant (Rutaceae).

This prickly shrub Zanthoxylum alatum (synonym Z. Armatum) has a stature height of up to 10 meters. It is a close relative of the Chinese Sichuan pepper (Zanthoxylum Bungeanum). In Nepal, this plant grows wild at an altitude of about 2000 meters, in the mountainous regions of the Himalayas and is not cultivated but grows wild. Its capsule fruits turn reddish-brown when mature and break open. Inside there are up to 4 small black seeds.

Some properties of Timut pepper are,

• Reduce Pain
• Stimulate Circulation
• Improve Immunity
• Improve Appetite
• Eliminate Inflammation and much more